Is Kensington Drive in Oldham a nice place to live?

Kensington Drive is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Kensington Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Kensington Drive is located in the Royton North ward of the Oldham district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.573928, -2.132854
Grid Ref SD913085
Suburb Oozewood
Constituency Oldham West and Royton
Postcodes OL2 5XN, OL2 5XX

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Kensington Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Kensington Drive, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Kensington Drive during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Kensington Drive and compared that to the average for the Royton North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kensington Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Royton North ward

Social economic statistics for Kensington Drive

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Kensington Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kensington Drive is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Kensington Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kensington Drive are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kensington Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kensington Drive are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Kensington Drive are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Kensington Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kensington Drive are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Kensington Drive

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Kensington Drive.

Unemployment in Kensington Drive

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.9% of Kensington Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kensington Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kensington Drive. The proportion of retirees on Kensington Drive is 18.37% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.97% of Kensington Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kensington Drive

The proportion of home owners on Kensington Drive is 23.71% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.36% of properties in Kensington Drive are private rented and 8.93% are social rented.
85.71% of residents of Kensington Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Kensington Drive residents

The proportion if Kensington Drive residents born in the UK is 13.27% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.08% of Kensington Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.92% of Kensington Drive residents were born in the UK

Kensington Drive Summary

Kensington Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kensington Drive maybe difficult.

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